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様 means 'Mr'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 188   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-4    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 17    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 36 words   Used in 366 words   Used in 48 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ヨウ
Kun
   さま Mr / Mrs
On    ショウ
Kun    さん
样 (Chinese)     
Right side exists as a rare kanji, 𣴎 (flowing water)
⿰   tree  ⿱  𦍌 () sheep   water  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 様 is used 16 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 様 is used 335 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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ヨウ : 212 words FIND ALL
0
identical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity
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さま : 101 words FIND ALL
1
noun
God
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さん : 4 words FIND ALL
noun
daughter (of a good family)  (see also: こいさん; often written with kana only; honorific; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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さま (read as ざま) : 18 words FIND ALL
2
noun
1. mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight  (derogatory; often written with kana only)
suffix
2. -ways; -wards  (indicates direction)
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An additional 31 less common words include 様 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 430 (originally: 407)  Joy o' Kanji : 407  Key to Kanji: 1037 

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ヨウ   さま Mr / Mrs   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
スイ   みず water   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
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